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Posted in June 2000

Students gain from С»Æ贫ý-OSU Alliance

The signatures of С»Æ贫ý President Dan Moriarty and Oregon State University President Paul Risser made it legal. The two schools are now formally joined together in a dual enrollment and admissions program that ultimately gives students more choice, more opportunity and greater success in higher education. A signing ceremony, held in early March, brought representatives from the two institutions to the Sylvania Campus to celebrate the achievement. Posted June 30, 2000

С»Æ贫ý, Mt. Hood one of 10 sites selected to pilot national welfare-to-work program

С»Æ贫ý and its partner Mt. Hood Community College were recently awarded a two-year, $232,000 welfare-to-work grant by the […] Posted June 23, 2000

World-renowned Native American artist to carve totem pole at Sylvania

Towering carved cedar totem poles stand sentry to one's arrival on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. These magnificent cultural artifacts, part of the heritage of the Pacific Northwest Coast Native Americans, are filled with the images and myths from their world. Bear, thunderbird, killer whale, all have a their place in the tribal art. The Sylvania Campus of С»Æ贫ý will soon have one of these artworks with its commission by Richard Hunt, a fourth generation Kwa-Gulth (Kwakiutl) artist, who will carve a 30-foot totem pole. Posted June 16, 2000

Time to Institute Your Summer Creativity through С»Æ贫ý

SYLVANIA ‘ Summer is the time of year when Mother Nature’s creative forces come into full bloom. So, isn’t it […] Posted June 15, 2000

Ubuntu Video Club to Focus on African Films at С»Æ贫ý

The spiritual and cultural flavors of Africa are coming to С»Æ贫ý this summer in the form of the Ubuntu Video Club, sponsored by the Cascade Festival of African Films and California Newsreel. Posted June 15, 2000

С»Æ贫ý Microelectronics Scholarships Ready for the Taking

The jobs are there in Oregon's fast growing semiconductor industry and С»Æ贫ý and Washington County will help you get started. Posted June 8, 2000

С»Æ贫ý President Dan Moriarty Announces Retirement

Dan Moriarty, president of С»Æ贫ý since 1986, announced to the С»Æ贫ý board last week that he will retire effective September 2001 Posted June 8, 2000

С»Æ贫ý Needs Your Help

Voter turnout in the С»Æ贫ý district has inched up to 49.5 percent. It is just one-half of a percent shy of the needed double majority to pass its $144 million bond measure to repair aging buildings, provide more classroom space and upgrade technology for the students of Oregon's largest college. The college obtained a 57.2 percent voter approval, but has fallen short of the double majority needed for passage. Posted June 7, 2000

Non-Native Speakers Build Confidence, Break Down Barriers

When Dina Ozeruga came to the United States from the Ukraine ten years ago, she didn't speak much English. An eager learner, Dina signed up for English classes whenever she could, but finding the time and opportunity to practice her conversational skills was difficult. Posted June 2, 2000